Always Looking Up: The Adventures of an Incurable Optimist

Author:	Fox, Michael J.
Binding:	Paperback
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ISBN:	9781401310165
Publisher:	Hyperion Books
Language:	English
Page Count:	279
Publication Date:	1/1/2009
Size:	7.97" l x 5.41" w x 0.91"
Series:	N/A

Category	Subject
Biography & Autobiography	Personal Memoirs

There are many words to describe Michael J. Fox: Actor. Husband. Father. Activist. But readers of Always Looking Up will soon add another to the list: Optimist. Michael writes about the hard-won perspective that helped him see challenges as opportunities. Instead of building walls around himself, he developed a personal policy of engagement and discovery: an emotional, psychological, intellectual, and spiritual outlook that has served him throughout his struggle with Parkinson's disease. Michael's exit from a very demanding, very public arena offered him the time - and the inspiration - to open up new doors leading to unexpected places. One door even led him to the center of his own family, the greatest destination of all. Always Looking Up is a memoir of this last decade, told through the critical themes of Michael's life: work, politics, faith, and family. The book is a journey of self-discovery and reinvention, and a testament to the consolations that protect him from the ravages of Parkinson's. With the humor and wit that captivated fans of his first book, Lucky Man, Michael describes how he became a happier, more satisfied person by recognizing the gifts of everyday life.